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Rob Shaw: BC NDP goes from pipeline foes to TMX allies in Burrard Inlet

Rob Shaw: BC NDP goes from pipeline foes to TMX allies in Burrard Inlet

Provincial energy minister signals support for deepening waterway to maximize Trans Mountain capacity
Les Leyne: U.S. threats prompt some B.C. energy anxiety

Les Leyne: U.S. threats prompt some B.C. energy anxiety

B.C. routinely relies on U.S. power on occasion, but President Trump proves daily you can’t depend on the U.S. for anything these days.
Rob Shaw: New B.C. legislation sparks concerns of steamrolling Indigenous rights

Rob Shaw: New B.C. legislation sparks concerns of steamrolling Indigenous rights

Fast-track infrastructure bill raises alarm over reduced environmental and public oversight
Rob Shaw: BC NDP cabinet power grab returns with a new name

Rob Shaw: BC NDP cabinet power grab returns with a new name

Government would control everything from permitting to environmental assessments under new B.C. legislation
Opinion: Shutting capital out of B.C. market hasn’t made housing affordable

Opinion: Shutting capital out of B.C. market hasn’t made housing affordable

You can’t get affordability by scaring off the investors and developers who create supply.
Mario Canseco: Canadians sour on the U.S. as Trump looms large, polling reveals

Mario Canseco: Canadians sour on the U.S. as Trump looms large, polling reveals

Research Co. survey shows a surge in anti-American sentiment cuts across age, gender and region in the wake of tariffs and tough talk
Les Leyne: Festival mass killing probes face long, uncertain road

Les Leyne: Festival mass killing probes face long, uncertain road

The mass casualties in Vancouver after a man drove an SUV through a crowd at the Lapu Lapu festival have put the government’s attempts to grapple with mental health crises into overdrive.
Mario Canseco: Fear of Trump won the election for Carney, polling reveals

Mario Canseco: Fear of Trump won the election for Carney, polling reveals

Voters rejected grievance politics in favour of competence and calm — and the Conservatives are left looking for someone to blame
Rob Shaw: Eby breathing easier with Carney in charge

Rob Shaw: Eby breathing easier with Carney in charge

The federal Liberal win spares B.C. a policy war with Pierre Poilievre and opens the door to deeper Ottawa-Victoria collaboration.
Les Leyne: Vancouver massacre could break pattern for responding to mental-health horror stories

Les Leyne: Vancouver massacre could break pattern for responding to mental-health horror stories

Typically, it’s a long, zigzag march towards any kind of progress. This time could be different